I Got A Really Nice Complement Yesterday!
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From: San Antonio Texas
What a great story! I'll bet the old guy daydreamed the rest of the day about the vettes he's had. I wonder what was his favorite. It would be nice to have that conversation with him some day.
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From: Lower, Slower Delaware, formerly from Mobtown, MD (Baltimore)
My wife and I are in Daytona Beach, FL for my Mom's 90th Birthday today.
Last night I drove my Vette to the old folks home where she lives and parked right at the front entrance to wait for her to come out.
An Old Codger sitting inside got up and, using his cane, came out the main door and slowly walked up to my right window.
He said "Your Vette looks great! How much do you want for it?"
"Two Million dollars" I responded.
He laughed and said, " I bought my first Vette in 1953 and got a new one every two years until I moved in here and sold my last one, a C-4. Your Vette must be the first one I have seen in 10 years or so. It brings back fond memories."
We talked for awhile until my Mom arrived and he told me he was 96 years old.
Last night I drove my Vette to the old folks home where she lives and parked right at the front entrance to wait for her to come out.
An Old Codger sitting inside got up and, using his cane, came out the main door and slowly walked up to my right window.
He said "Your Vette looks great! How much do you want for it?"
"Two Million dollars" I responded.
He laughed and said, " I bought my first Vette in 1953 and got a new one every two years until I moved in here and sold my last one, a C-4. Your Vette must be the first one I have seen in 10 years or so. It brings back fond memories."
We talked for awhile until my Mom arrived and he told me he was 96 years old.
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My wife and I are in Daytona Beach, FL for my Mom's 90th Birthday today.
Last night I drove my Vette to the old folks home where she lives and parked right at the front entrance to wait for her to come out.
An Old Codger sitting inside got up and, using his cane, came out the main door and slowly walked up to my right window.
He said "Your Vette looks great! How much do you want for it?"
"Two Million dollars" I responded.
He laughed and said, " I bought my first Vette in 1953 and got a new one every two years until I moved in here and sold my last one, a C-4. Your Vette must be the first one I have seen in 10 years or so. It brings back fond memories."
We talked for awhile until my Mom arrived and he told me he was 96 years old.
Last night I drove my Vette to the old folks home where she lives and parked right at the front entrance to wait for her to come out.
An Old Codger sitting inside got up and, using his cane, came out the main door and slowly walked up to my right window.
He said "Your Vette looks great! How much do you want for it?"
"Two Million dollars" I responded.
He laughed and said, " I bought my first Vette in 1953 and got a new one every two years until I moved in here and sold my last one, a C-4. Your Vette must be the first one I have seen in 10 years or so. It brings back fond memories."
We talked for awhile until my Mom arrived and he told me he was 96 years old.
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From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
That reminds me of a cool story. I decided to stop into the local Walmart one day while out in the Vette. As I'm walking back to the car I see a car parked right next to mine and of course I'm parked out in the back forty. I noticed an elderly couple standing next to my car and looking and pointing at it. I'm thinking they're checking out some damage they did. As I approach the car they started a conversation assuming that I'm the owner since there are no other cars around. They proceed to tell me that they were driving through the lot and had to stop and check out my car, the torch red with polished Classics caught their eye. They were telling me how beautiful they thought my car was. But the part that was really cool was when they told me that over the years they owned several Vettes all the way back to the fifties. They always like to check out Vettes still and regret not having one now, but they have great memories. They said if getting in and out wasn't difficult for them, they'd still be driving them. Made my afternoon.
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From: San Diego California
great story....i'm scared of walmart 
That reminds me of a cool story. I decided to stop into the local Walmart one day while out in the Vette. As I'm walking back to the car I see a car parked right next to mine and of course I'm parked out in the back forty. I noticed an elderly couple standing next to my car and looking and pointing at it. I'm thinking they're checking out some damage they did. As I approach the car they started a conversation assuming that I'm the owner since there are no other cars around. They proceed to tell me that they were driving through the lot and had to stop and check out my car, the torch red with polished Classics caught their eye. They were telling me how beautiful they thought my car was. But the part that was really cool was when they told me that over the years they owned several Vettes all the way back to the fifties. They always like to check out Vettes still and regret not having one now, but they have great memories. They said if getting in and out wasn't difficult for them, they'd still be driving them. Made my afternoon.
